Taldou
تلدو | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Taldou Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′59″N 36°30′0″E / 34.88306°N 36.50000°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Taldou |
| Subdistrict | Taldou |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 15,727 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Taldou (Arabic: تلدو, romanized: Talldū, also spelled Tall Daww, Taldo, Tall Dhu or Taldao) is a town in the Houla region of northern Syria, north of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Burj al-Qa'i to the east, Tallaf to the northeast, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the north, Qarmas and Maryamin to the northwest, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah and al-Shinyah to the west, Kabu to the southwest, Sharqliyya to the south and Ghur Gharbiyah to the southeast. In 2004 it had a population of 15,727 according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
On May 25, 2012, together with the neighboring village al-Shumariyeh, Taldou was the scene of the Houla massacre in which 108 civilians, including 49 children and 32 women, were killed, allegedly by Syrian Army shelling and ground attacks by pro-government Shabeeha militiamen.[3] As of 21 June 2012, government forces have been driven from the town center and are relegated to positions on the town's periphery. On May 15, 2018, Syrian forces retook the town.[4][5]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179
- ^ Houla eyewitness: 'They had no mercy'. BBC News. 2012-05-28.
- ^ “Some rebels wonder if Syrian troops' poor use of tanks, helicopters is intentional,”[permanent dead link] McClatchy Newspapers, 21 June 2012.
- ^ "YouTube". Retrieved 25 October 2014.